http://sun-zoo.com/roadsontheearth A multimedia hip-hop project about the life of an american expat in China Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:12:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As mentioned in the last update, the album is mostly written, the music is mostly done, but I haven't recorded it. I suppose I own an explanation for that...there is a lot of other stuff going on in my life at the moment that I consider more important, and music ... http://sun-zoo.com/roadsontheearth/2010/02/11/so-yeah/ Updates coming soon. Sorry for the extra long wait. It's been very busy (and is going to keep being busy, but I will figure something out). http://sun-zoo.com/roadsontheearth/2009/08/07/i-am-alive/ Well, I've got less than a week left here and time is basically flying by. It's a bit bittersweet. I'm looking forward to going home, but at the same time, the only thing about my life here that really makes me want to leave at this point is my job. ... http://sun-zoo.com/roadsontheearth/2009/05/06/t-minus-one-week/ I now have about two weeks left in China. Here's a list of some things about my life here (not the country as a whole) I'll miss, or not. I will miss... The chilluns. Even though some of them are incredibly obnoxious, they're cute and can be a lot of fun when ... http://sun-zoo.com/roadsontheearth/2009/04/26/things-i-will-not-miss/ With less than a month left in my stay here, I've been reflecting a bit on life in China, and about going home. Just how different will things be? I don't really remember, but I do know that China now feels perfectly normal to me. There's very little here that ... http://sun-zoo.com/roadsontheearth/2009/04/13/time-to-go-home/ For those who haven't gathered, my other blog is getting a bit more attention than this one these days, mostly because there are actually people reading that one. But the album lives on, I wrote a bit more of it today and have another beat I'm pretty excited about. http://sun-zoo.com/roadsontheearth/2009/04/03/i-live/ ...on my other blog. Not really, but if you're interested in seeing what happens when you suggest Chinese people are racially insensitive and some popular Chinese bloggers find out about it, check out ChinaGeeks. I'd link directly to the post, but you can't miss it anyway. It's the one with ... http://sun-zoo.com/roadsontheearth/2009/03/24/i-may-have-started-a-race-war/ This being a music site primarily, I occasionally remember I ought to post music related stuff on here. Here are some American Expatriate statistics for you: Instrumentals Composed: 75 Songs Written (for American Expatriate): 10 Songs Written (for Untitled Free Album): 6 Obviously, some (many) of the instrumentals are crap, and the songs may ... http://sun-zoo.com/roadsontheearth/2009/03/13/album-update/ Some things are too good not to share. This has nothing to do with China, but it does have to do with hip-hop. Young people, read this for its sheer hilarity value. Old people, read this as an example of what never to do when trying to appeal to young people. There's just ... http://sun-zoo.com/roadsontheearth/2009/03/09/wow/ I am now home, safely. My flight was delayed, etc. etc. I will post some of the best photos late, for now, here is a link to the Facebook photo albums: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 MASS MEDIA STATS: Photos Taken (Estimate): 1,500 Photos Kept: 986 Video Recorded: 62 minutes MASS TRANSPORTATION STATS: Planes taken: ... http://sun-zoo.com/roadsontheearth/2009/03/03/travel-part-10-returned/